Sylvan Esso

Sylvan Esso even gets the crickets to join in. On the track ‘Entertainment & Coca-Cola’, you can hear insects from North Carolina that singer Amelia Meath recorded on her phone whilst writing the song. Together with producer Nick Sanborn, she creates electronic indie pop, with catchy vocal melodies blending with deep bass and stuttering drum machines. Sanborn processes Meath’s voice and often gives the synths a slightly strange twist. Their music has already earned the duo two Grammy nominations. For their latest album ‘Ow ∞’, the pair were joined in their own studio. ‘KEEP ON’ emerged from a week of improvising with bassist Daniel Aged, who plays with Frank Ocean and Dijon, and drummer TJ Maiani, known for his work with Weyes Blood and Neneh Cherry. So the studio door was open to more than just crickets.